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[PLAGUE]. Relationi di varie pesti in Italia sin'all'anno corrente 1630. Con tutti li segni di quelle, e rimedii esperimentati nella vera cura, e preserva. Con il modo di purgar le robbe, e case infette, mandate da varii medici assistenti in detta cura... Napoli [i.e. Naples]. Appresso Ottavio Beltrano, 1631. Quarto. [8], 83pp, [1]. Contemporary limp vellum. Extremities worn, marked, and discoloured. Leaves browned and dampstained, small hole to title page (not touching text) marginal worming to later half of text-block. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 31790
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FAIRHOLT, Frederick William. Rambles of an artist: being Papers on Art, in relation to antiques, paintings, art-decorations and art-manufacture.. London. Virtue and Co. [s.d., c.1871] First edition. Quarto. viii, 259pp. Title page in red and black. With a wood- engraved frontispiece and 259 further in-text wood-engraved illustrations. Finely bound by Fazakerley of Liverpool (stamp- signed to verso of FFEP) in contemporary gilt-tooled calf, contrasting black morocco lettering-piece, with the supralibros of Stonyhurst College, Clitheroe to upper board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers. Lightly rubbed and marked. Prize plate of Stonyhurst College, dated 1885 and ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 25555
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WETHERELL, Elizabeth. Queechy. London. The Masterpiece Library, "Review of Reviews" Office, [s.d., c. 1900] 8vo. 60pp, iv. With a terminal catalogue of advertisements. Original publisher's printed blue paper wrappers. Rubbed and marked, with toning to edges, spotting to wrappers, staples rusted and partially exposed under upper wrapper, and small losses to head and foot of spine. Leaves lightly browned. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34718
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[CHATTERTON, Thomas]. Poems supposed to have been written at bristol. Cambridge. Printed by B. Flower, for the editor, 1794. Fifth edition. 8vo. xxix, [3], 329pp, [1]. With an additional engraved title page and one engraved plate. Finely bound in later vellum-backed marbled paper boards, contrasting brown morocco lettering-piece. Light browning to title page. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 29122
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BARNES, William. Poems, partly of rural life, (In national English.). London. J. R. Smith, 1846. First edition. 8vo. vii, 144pp. With a half-title. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Lightly rubbed and marked, spine and edges sunned, lettering-piece chipped. Book- label of Simon Nowell-Smith to FEP, tipped-in autograph of the author to title. Light dust- soiling to endpapers, short marginal tear to initial leaf of text. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 32143
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GAY, John. Poems on several occasions. London. Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1720. First edition. Quarto. Two volumes bound as one. [10], 268pp, [6], [271]-546pp. Pages 104, 242, 377, 378 misnumbered 102, 422, 363, 368 respectively. Title page in red and black. With a preliminary list of subscribers and errata slip, but without the three plates originally issued with this work. Contemporary gilt-tooled half-calf, contrasting red morocco lettering-piece. Worn, with surface wear to boards, upper joint split, small losses to head ... More > £ 200.00 Antiquates Ref. 33551
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BARNES, William. Poems of rural life, in the dorset dialect. With a dissertation and glossary. London. John Russell Smith, 1847. Second edition. 8vo. viii, 411pp, [1]. With a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Contemporary blind-stamped green cloth, lettered in gilt to spine. Lightly rubbed. Ticket of bookseller W. George of Bristol to FEP. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of Edward Doggett to head of title, modern ownership inscription of R. S. G. Perry to FFEP, library stamp of H. G. Doggett to FFEP. Leaves browned, scattered spotting. More > £ 125.00 Antiquates Ref. 32142
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BARNES, William. Poems of rural life, in the Dorset Dialect: with a dissertation and glossary.. London & Dorchester. John Russell Smith, 1844. First edition. 8vo. vii, [1], 373pp, [2]. With a half-title. Original publisher's brown cloth, printed paper lettering-piece to spine. Rubbed and marked, slight loss to head and foot of spine, joints split at head, lettering-piece heavily worn. Book-labels of Alan Lubbock and Arthur Hull to FEP. Leaves lightly browned, very occasional light spotting. More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 32144
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ALLEN, Charles [editor]. Plain tales from the raj: images of british india in the twentieth century. [London]. Andre Deutsch, [1976]. First edition, fifth impression. 8vo. 240pp. Original publisher's tan cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, original publisher's pictorial dustwrapper. A trifle rubbed. Presentation copy, inked inscription to title page: 'To Anne something to read on those extended train journeys but not to be taken as a guide to the sub-continent! Charles Allen Nov '76'. More > £ 75.00 Antiquates Ref. 34340
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WILSON, Sir Charles [editor]. Picturesque palestine, sinai and egypt. London. J. S. Virtue and Co., [1881-84] First edition. Folio. In 10 parts, as issued. With 42 engraved plates (including additional engraved title pages), two large colour maps (Palestine and Sinai and Egypt respectively) and hundreds of in-text woodcut illustrations. Original publisher's cloth-backed pictorial powder blue wrappers. Lightly rubbed and marked, some bindings shaken, with leaves/plates detached. More > £ 1,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 29826
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DICKENS, Charles. Pictures from italy. London. Published for the Author, by Bradbury & Evans, 1846. First edition, first issue. 8vo. [8], 269pp, [1]. With an engraved title vignette and three further vignettes in the text by Samuel Palmer. Without terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's blind-stamped navy fine-diaper cloth, lettered in gilt. A trifle rubbed, small chip to spine, cocked. Later bookplate of S. K. Poole to FEP, scattered spotting. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 30818
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ROBERTSON, M. Physical Geography. [s.i.]. [s.n.], 1853. Quarto. Manuscript on paper. [8] leaves of maps. Pen and black ink, watercolour, over graphite, on wove paper. Contemporary buff wrappers, lettered in manuscript to upper wrapper. Extremities heavily worn and marked. More > £ 450.00 Antiquates Ref. 34432
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PUGIN, Augustus Welby N. AYLING, Stephen. Photographs from Sketches by Augustus Welby N Pugin By Stephen Ayling. London. Published by S. Ayling, 1865. First edition. Folio. In two volumes. With half-titles, a mounted albumen frontispiece to Vol. I., chromolithographic title pages, chromolithographic dedication leaf, 4pp indexes, and 500 albumen prints mounted two per leaf, numbered in manuscript. Original publisher's dark brown morocco-backed brown cloth boards, lettered in gilt to spines, gilt monograms to upper boards. Lightly rubbed and marked. Later inked ownership inscription of P. A. Robson and later bookseller's typed ... More > £ 2,500.00 Antiquates Ref. 30180
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TEGETMEIER, W[illiam] B[ernard]. Pheasants: their Natural History and Practical Management. London. Horace Cox, 1881. Second edition. Large quarto. iv, [2], 142pp, [1]. With an engraved frontispiece, a further 12 engraved plates, numerous engraved illustrations in the text, and five terminal leaves of publisher's advertisements. Original publisher's decorative navy cloth, stamped in gilt and blind, A.E.G. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Charles R. C. Hilbert to FEP, later inked ownership inscription of Henry Williamson to recto of FFEP, marginal worm-tracks to ... More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 27141
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SOLZHENITSYN, Alexander. One day in the life of ivan denisovich. London. Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1963. First edition in English. 8vo. 192pp. With half-title. Original publisher's red cloth, lettered in gilt to spine, with original printed yellow paper dust-wrapper. Some light spotting and occasional slight chipping to edges of dust-wrapper. Contemporary inked ownership inscription of 'E.S.C, ?' dated 1963 to head of FFEP. Internally clean and crisp. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 27365
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IRVING, Washington. Old christmas. London. Macmillan & Co, 1882. Fourth edition. 8vo. xiv, [2], 165pp,[1]. With half-title and a decorated, tinted title page. Richly illustrated by R. Calcott, with 8 engraved plates and numerous in-text illustrations. Finely bound in contemporary gilt-tooled half-vellum, contrasting green morocco lettering-piece, marbled blue cloth boards. Marbled endpapers. Spotting to blank fly-leaves and half-title. More > £ 100.00 Antiquates Ref. 34288
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TRENCH, Richard Chenevix. Notes on the miracles of our lord. London. Macmillan and Co., 1870. Ninth edition, revised. 8vo. vi, 504pp. With half-title.

[Together with:] TRENCH, Richard Chenevix. Notes on the parables of our lord. London. Macmillan and Co., 1870. Eleventh edition. vi, 512pp. With half-title.

8vo. Uniformly bound in contemporary navy calf, richly tooled in gilt and blind, with contrasting red and burgundy morocco lettering-pieces, and supralibros of The Queen's College, Birmingham to each upper board. Gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers, A.E.G. Lightly rubbed ... More > £ 250.00 Antiquates Ref. 23039
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BROWN, John. Notes on an excursion into the Highlands of Scotland, in autumn 1818. Edinburgh. Printed for Ogle, Allardice & Thomson et al., 1819. First edition. 12mo. [6], 88pp, [2]. With a half-title and a terminal leaf of publisher's advertisements. Uncut in original publisher's printed powder blue paper boards. Rubbed, spine worn, upper joint split, lower joint starting. Later inked ownership inscription to recto of FFEP. More > £ 375.00 Antiquates Ref. 33494